Treluyer re-signs with Nissan for title assault

Treluyer re-signs with Nissan for Super GT title assault
Benoit Treluyer has re-signed with Nissan for an assault on the Super GT
title as the Japanese manufacturer looks to reclaim its crown in 2010.
The Frenchman will again team up with ...

Treluyer re-signs with Nissan for Super GT title assault

Benoit Treluyer has re-signed with Nissan for an assault on the Super GT
title as the Japanese manufacturer looks to reclaim its crown in 2010.

The Frenchman will again team up with co-driver Satoshi Motoyama in a
NISMO-run Nissan GT-R, which will be equipped with Michelin tyres for the
first time. It will be his third successive season with the works squad
in Japan's premier motorsport series.

"I'm very happy to have re-signed with Nissan again," said Treluyer,
who, alongside Motoyama, helped NISMO to the 2008 Super GT title and
finished fourth in the drivers' standings last season despite missing
one race. "I think the Nissan GT-R is the best car in Super GT and that
we have a great shot at the championship.

"We had some bad luck last year and we were all frustrated to miss out
on winning the championship. Although the standard in Super GT is
extremely high and we'll have strong competition from Lexus and Honda
again this season, we'll do everything we can to get our title back."

French tyre manufacturer, Michelin, made its return to Super GT last
season and this year teams up with Nissan for what Treluyer believes will
be one of the strongest partnerships on the grid.

"It will be a big change because during my entire career in Super GT I
have never raced on Michelin tyres before," said Benoit. "Adapting the
car to the tyres will be our biggest challenge this pre-season and we'll
start out development work next week with a three day test in Suzuka. But
I know just how good Michelin is as a company and how competitive its
rubber has been in every category it has ever raced in, so I have
absolutely no doubt that we'll have success together in 2010."

The nine-round Super GT season will begin at Suzuka on 21/21 March and
will also visit circuits such as Okayama, Fuji, Sepang, Sugo and Motegi.